... listening to children read. They undergo the same vetting procedures as all staff working with children, and generally earn between £9,531 and £12,444 a year based on a working week of 32.5 hours, however they generally do not get paid for the school holidays so wages average at only £8000 a year once this is taken into account. The existence of classroom assistants is not a new idea, they have been involved in classrooms for many years, especially when considering the role played by volunteer parents. A traditional role of the classroom support assistants is also to work closely with children in mainstream schools who have special educational needs (SEN). This is often done on a one to one basis within the class. This provides SEN children the additional individual support that they need, whilst not affecting the education of non-SEN children within the class as far as is possible. The ...

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